np not available for publication(a) Trend series temporarily suspended from May 2009.(b) Seasonally adjusted numbers of new motor vehicle sales in Tasmania, Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory should be used with caution. For more information, see paragraph 7 of the Explanatory Notes.

New Motor Vehicle Sales, Total vehicles - Short term

JULY KEY POINTS

SUSPENSION OF TREND ESTIMATES

Following the Federal Government Budget in May 2009, the eligibility period for the Small Business and General Business Tax Break was extended to December 2009. The rebate level was also increased for small businesses, allowing eligible businesses to claim an increased tax deduction on the purchase of new motor vehicles.

The trend series attempts to measure the underlying behaviour in new motor vehicle sales. In the short term, this measurement may be significantly affected by unusual influences in the original and seasonally adjusted data, like those observed in May and June 2009. If the trend estimates in the publication were to be calculated without fully accounting for this irregular event, they would be likely to provide a misleading view of the underlying trend in new motor vehicle sales activity.

The new motor vehicle sales trend series has therefore been suspended from May 2009. The trend series will be reintroduced when more certainty emerges in the underlying behaviour of new car sales.

Seasonally adjusted estimates can still be produced and will continue to be published as usual.

This publication shows the trend series to April 2009 and seasonally adjusted series to July 2009.

Seasonally adjusted - Sales of two of the three vehicle types decreased in seasonally adjusted terms when comparing July 2009 with June 2009. Other vehicles decreased 25.7% and sports utility vehicles decreased 3.8%. Passenger vehicles increased 0.3% over that period.

Seasonally adjusted - Sales of new motor vehicles in seven states or territories decreased in seasonally adjusted terms for July 2009 compared to June 2009. Tasmania recorded the largest decrease at 15.8%, followed by the Australian Capital Territory, down 11.7%. The Northern Territory rose 7.4%.

NOTES

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August 2009

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21 October 2009

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23 November 2009

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ABOUT THIS ISSUE

This issue presents details from the Sales of New Motor Vehicles for July 2009.

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SUMMARY COMMENTARY

New Motor Vehicle Sales, Total vehicles - Long term

New Motor Vehicle Sales, Total vehicles - Short term

New motor vehicle sales by type of vehicle

Count Passenger vehicles

Count Sports utility vehicles

Count Other vehicles

Count Total vehicles

Change Passenger vehicles

Change Sports utility vehicles

Change Other vehicles

Change Total vehicles

no.

no.

no.

no.

%

%

%

%

Trend(a)

2008

May

51 675

17 015

18 878

87 569

-1.3

-2.9

-1.5

-1.7

June

50 772

16 425

18 590

85 787

-1.7

-3.5

-1.5

-2.0

July

49 645

15 816

18 328

83 789

-2.2

-3.7

-1.4

-2.3

August

48 424

15 256

18 129

81 808

-2.5

-3.5

-1.1

-2.4

September

47 326

14 791

17 919

80 036

-2.3

-3.0

-1.2

-2.2

October

46 418

14 441

17 625

78 484

-1.9

-2.4

-1.6

-1.9

November

45 602

14 187

17 163

76 951

-1.8

-1.8

-2.6

-2.0

December

44 812

14 026

16 586

75 424

-1.7

-1.1

-3.4

-2.0

2009

January

44 057

13 996

16 061

74 115

-1.7

-0.2

-3.2

-1.7

February

43 474

14 108

15 693

73 275

-1.3

0.8

-2.3

-1.1

March

43 184

14 359

15 505

73 048

-0.7

1.8

-1.2

-0.3

April

43 197

14 684

15 452

73 333

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-0.3

0.4

May

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July

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Seasonally Adjusted

2008

May

51 699

16 487

18 432

86 618

-1.4

-6.3

-7.9

-3.8

June

51 485

17 081

18 123

86 689

-0.4

3.6

-1.7

0.1

July

49 669

15 510

18 520

83 699

-3.5

-9.2

2.2

-3.4

August

47 882

15 094

17 809

80 786

-3.6

-2.7

-3.8

-3.5

September

47 381

14 950

17 679

80 009

-1.0

-1.0

-0.7

-1.0

October

46 252

14 515

18 834

79 601

-2.4

-2.9

6.5

-0.5

November

44 884

13 666

16 666

75 216

-3.0

-5.8

-11.5

-5.5

December

45 340

14 330

16 926

76 596

1.0

4.9

1.6

1.8

2009

January

45 426

14 259

15 825

75 509

0.2

-0.5

-6.5

-1.4

February

43 609

14 139

15 128

72 875

-4.0

-0.8

-4.4

-3.5

March

41 120

13 741

15 512

70 373

-5.7

-2.8

2.5

-3.4

April

42 652

14 440

15 113

72 205

3.7

5.1

-2.6

2.6

May

43 857

15 371

16 896

76 124

2.8

6.5

11.8

5.4

June

44 687

15 982

19 890

80 559

1.9

4.0

17.7

5.8

July

44 842

15 379

14 785

75 006

0.3

-3.8

-25.7

-6.9

Original

2008

May

51 416

17 279

19 945

88 640

7.9

3.8

0.9

5.4

June

61 524

21 388

23 629

106 541

19.7

23.8

18.5

20.2

July

51 068

14 842

18 066

83 976

-17.0

-30.6

-23.5

-21.2

August

46 114

14 233

16 977

77 324

-9.7

-4.1

-6.0

-7.9

September

48 865

14 200

17 873

80 938

6.0

-0.2

5.3

4.7

October

45 978

14 357

18 770

79 105

-5.9

1.1

5.0

-2.3

November

43 019

12 736

15 862

71 617

-6.4

-11.3

-15.5

-9.5

December

45 696

14 422

16 392

76 510

6.2

13.2

3.3

6.8

2009

January

41 309

13 435

12 335

67 079

-9.6

-6.8

-24.7

-12.3

February

42 463

13 699

14 079

70 241

2.8

2.0

14.1

4.7

March

43 484

15 022

17 144

75 650

2.4

9.7

21.8

7.7

April

36 697

13 092

14 176

63 965

-15.6

-12.8

-17.3

-15.4

May

42 245

15 562

17 634

75 441

15.1

18.9

24.4

17.9

June

55 837

20 459

26 551

102 847

32.2

31.5

50.6

36.3

July

46 099

14 752

14 482

75 333

-17.4

-27.9

-45.5

-26.8

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)np not available for publication(a) Trend series temporarily suspended from May 2009.

New motor vehicle sales by state/territory of registration

NSW

Vic.

Qld

SA

WA

Tas.(b)

NT(b)

ACT(b)

Aust.

no.

no.

no.

no.

no.

no.

no.

no.

no.

Trend(a)

2008

May

26 170

23 289

18 659

5 473

10 088

1 639

926

1 325

87 569

June

25 622

22 828

18 150

5 417

9 942

1 630

907

1 292

85 787

July

25 066

22 237

17 601

5 353

9 780

1 609

886

1 258

83 789

August

24 549

21 617

17 085

5 292

9 592

1 577

867

1 229

81 808

September

24 097

21 047

16 697

5 214

9 380

1 534

852

1 214

80 036

October

23 697

20 575

16 412

5 119

9 146

1 489

836

1 210

78 484

November

23 309

20 158

16 138

5 000

8 876

1 446

810

1 214

76 951

December

22 939

19 772

15 834

4 868

8 599

1 413

781

1 219

75 424

2009

January

22 604

19 438

15 572

4 749

8 373

1 402

752

1 223

74 115

February

22 377

19 222

15 401

4 672

8 238

1 409

730

1 226

73 275

March

22 318

19 181

15 361

4 653

8 178

1 413

717

1 226

73 048

April

22 397

19 307

15 435

4 681

8 161

1 407

716

1 229

73 333

May

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June

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July

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Seasonally Adjusted

2008

May

26 195

23 294

17 989

5 430

9 976

1 545

885

1 303

86 618

June

26 065

23 426

18 300

5 524

9 697

1 521

864

1 293

86 689

July

24 878

22 263

17 519

5 338

9 830

1 639

927

1 304

83 699

August

24 091

21 151

16 754

5 237

9 666

1 783

895

1 209

80 786

September

24 300

20 836

16 780

5 203

9 421

1 452

838

1 179

80 009

October

23 858

20 945

16 782

5 171

9 421

1 427

797

1 200

79 601

November

23 102

19 524

15 573

4 975

8 576

1 448

813

1 205

75 216

December

23 127

20 278

16 224

4 958

8 544

1 385

826

1 254

76 596

2009

January

22 828

20 044

15 835

4 861

8 495

1 445

759

1 243

75 509

February

22 388

18 911

15 501

4 418

8 278

1 377

752

1 251

72 875

March

21 572

18 554

14 484

4 612

7 940

1 438

620

1 152

70 373

April

22 347

18 606

15 310

4 572

8 028

1 381

719

1 240

72 205

May

23 415

20 161

15 926

4 895

8 314

1 442

751

1 219

76 124

June

24 397

21 420

17 138

5 097

8 867

1 526

740

1 373

80 559

July

23 118

20 020

15 819

4 813

7 942

1 285

795

1 213

75 006

Original

2008

May

26 334

23 865

18 672

5 803

10 067

1 585

1 025

1 289

88 640

June

32 027

27 638

24 335

6 568

11 564

1 778

1 128

1 503

106 541

July

25 216

22 272

17 963

5 237

9 580

1 510

900

1 298

83 976

August

22 669

20 575

15 679

5 034

9 652

1 680

855

1 180

77 324

September

24 513

21 479

16 697

5 074

9 679

1 561

755

1 180

80 938

October

23 448

21 337

16 024

5 069

9 850

1 478

750

1 149

79 105

November

22 043

18 756

14 111

4 935

8 284

1 575

743

1 170

71 617

December

22 421

20 792

16 163

5 028

8 416

1 660

751

1 279

76 510

2009

January

21 085

17 493

13 521

4 355

7 648

1 234

588

1 155

67 079

February

21 969

18 273

14 604

4 336

7 864

1 227

706

1 262

70 241

March

23 550

19 503

16 124

4 779

8 329

1 388

718

1 259

75 650

April

19 596

16 395

13 801

4 128

7 043

1 146

772

1 084

63 965

May

22 958

19 995

15 884

5 025

8 150

1 404

851

1 174

75 441

June

31 089

26 508

23 509

6 406

10 838

1 814

991

1 692

102 847

July

23 472

19 884

16 403

4 632

7 817

1 184

761

1 180

75 333

np not available for publication(a) Trend series temporarily suspended from May 2009.(b) Seasonally adjusted numbers of new motor vehicle sales in Tasmania, Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory should be used with caution. For more information, see paragraph 7 of the Explanatory Notes.